This Indian recipe for beet greens comes from the dish, “Moola ni Bhaji,” which is one of my favorite recipes of my mom’s for greens. It uses radish greens, which have a little more bite than beet greens. What really makes this recipe is the semolina. The semolina gives greens a whole new texture. They… Continue reading Beet Greens Curry (Beetroot Ni Bhaji Nu Shaak) Recipe
Pav bhaji is a much-loved street food that few are able to make as well at home. It is made of a rich, spiced vegetable mash and served with a warm, buttery roll. One of the things I miss most about living in Mumbai is the pav bhaji. It was one of the foods I… Continue reading Pav Bhaji, A Bombay Street Food
“What has been your favorite part of India so far?” a friend of Puja’s asked me over dinner at an Italian restaurant in Mumbai. An innocent question, but essentially unanswerable. We had been in Mumbai nearly a week and crammed so much into each day. A million things came to mind, Elephanta Caves, or riding… Continue reading Urban Animals of India
When I heard about Narcopolis, I was immediately intrigued. Even though the author was talking about the same city I’d grown up in, Jeet Thayil’s Bombay was much darker, insidious and frankly more interesting than the extremely sheltered suburban life I was exposed to while living there. When I read the book it did not… Continue reading Narcopolis – Sex, Drugs, and Religion in Mumbai’s Underbelly
